But the news wasn’t all good following the Hawks’ 36-16 dismantling of the Green Bay Packers after nickel cornerback Jeremy Lane was forced to leave the game in the second half.

Lane, 24, reaggravated a groin injury early in the third quarter on a play in which teammate Byron Maxwell intercepted Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The third-year cornerback originally hurt himself in the Seahawks’ third preseason game against the Chicago Bears, missing the preseason finale against the Oakland Raiders before returning to practice ahead of the regular-season opener.

Head coach Pete Carroll confirmed Lane “re-tweaked” the groin following the game, but the team has not yet revealed any information regrading the severity of the injury.

[Updated 3:25 p.m. Carroll told reporters on Friday that Lane was "going to be down for a while" with the injury and that Simon had already undergone surgery for a minor "cartilage issue" and would likely miss about four weeks. Carroll said that Burley would take Lane's place as the nickel back for now.

He didn't elaborate on if the Seahawks were thinking about adding another player to the defensive backfield, but did acknowledge the team was thin at the position.]

The third-year player out of Northwestern State (La.) has been a special teams standout his first two seasons in the league, and was elevated to the third corner role after Walter Thurmond signed a free-agent deal with the New York Giants in the offseason.

Lined up primarily opposite Packers’ receiver Randall Cobb — one of the league’s premier slot receivers — Thursday night, Lane played well before his injury, allowing three completions for just 6 yards (3 after the catch) on five targets, according to stats from ProFootballFocus.com.

After Lane exited the game, Seattle turned to Marcus Burley, a second-year player out of Delaware whom the team acquired from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2015 sixth-round pick less than a week ago. Burley, 24, allowed two completions on three targets against the Packers, including Rodgers’ 3-yard touchdown pass to Cobb with less than 10 minutes left in the fourth-quarter.

If forced to miss any upcoming action, Lane’s absence will further deplete an already thin secondary missing fourth cornerback Tharold Simon, who may undergo a knee operation in the next few days.

Third-year cornerback/safety DeShawn Shead will likely fill in for Simon until he’s ready to return.